Senior Manufacturing Engineering Leader, Multi-Site

Lever, Inc.; Somerville, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

13 Company-wide Holidays

Flexible vacation days

Generous parental leave policy

Team-building activities

Job summary

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is seeking a Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering to lead the manufacturing engineering organization across multiple production sites, including CFS1 and Fusionova, supporting scale-up of advanced magnet component and assembly manufacturing from development through full-scale production.

This leader will define and execute the manufacturing engineering strategy across sites, develop high-performing teams, and establish scalable manufacturing systems to support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field is required
• 10+ years’ experience as a manufacturing engineer supporting complex electro-mechanical systems
• 5+ years’ experience leading manufacturing engineering organizations, including experience managing managers
• Experience leading manufacturing engineering teams across multiple production lines, facilities, or sites
• Experience taking products from R&D into production, including development of scalable and automated manufacturing processes
• Strong background in process development, tooling, automation, production scale-up, and factory operations
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional organizations and drive execution in fast-paced technical environments
• Experience developing manufacturing strategies, staffing plans, capital roadmaps, and operational improvement initiatives
• Proficiency in work instruction writing, process mapping, capacity modeling, production planning, and manufacturing systems development
• High self-motivation and ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, high-growth environments with excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering teams across multiple sites.
• Define and execute the manufacturing engineering strategy supporting production, quality, capacity, and cost objectives across CFS1 and Fusionova.
• Establish standardized manufacturing processes, tooling strategies, work instructions, and operational best practices across facilities.
• Own process development of the manufacturing line for HTS magnets from low-volume R&D builds through full-scale production.
• Develop and qualify manufacturing techniques, automation strategies, process flows, and work instructions for superconducting magnet components and assemblies.
• Drive transition from manual processes to scalable semi-automated and automated manufacturing systems.
• Organize cross-functional project milestones and schedules to meet company strategic targets and production goals.
• Communicate manufacturing risks, project status, resource requirements, and operational priorities to senior leadership.
• Lead resolution of complex manufacturing discrepancies with a focus on continuous improvement, throughput, quality, and safety.
• Develop manufacturing capacity models, staffing plans, factory layouts, and capital equipment roadmaps to support future factory expansion.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Facilities, and Design Engineering to improve production execution and manufacturing readiness.
• Implement and standardize DFM (design for manufacturability), PFMEA (process failure mode and effects analysis), statistical process controls, and Lean manufacturing methodologies across sites.
• Influence make-vs-buy decisions and manage relationships with external vendors and manufacturing partners.
• Drive implementation of KPIs, operational metrics, and data-driven manufacturing decision making.
• Build organizational capability through hiring, mentoring, coaching, and developing managers and technical leaders.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, urgency, operational excellence, and continuous improvement

Job description

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is seeking a Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering to lead the manufacturing engineering organization across multiple production sites, including CFS1 and Fusionova, supporting scale-up of advanced magnet component and assembly manufacturing from development through full-scale production.

This leader will define and execute the manufacturing engineering strategy across sites, develop high-performing teams, and establish scalable manufacturing systems to support